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Chandrababu Naidu's Cases: The Allegations, the Closures, and the Questions That Remain
ADR ranked N. Chandrababu Naidu India's richest sitting chief minister in 2024, based on more than ₹931 crore in self-declared assets held with his spouse—not evidence of wrongdoing. He was arrested over a skill-development project; a fibre network, liquor licences, sand policy and Amaravati land also became criminal allegations. After he returned to power, investigators closed several cases; a court quashed another. What was alleged, what did the courts decide, and what questions remain?
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ADR ranked N. Chandrababu Naidu India's richest sitting chief minister in 2024, based on more than ₹931 crore in self-declared assets held with his spouse—not evidence of wrongdoing. He was arrested over a skill-development project; a fibre network, liquor licences, sand policy and Amaravati land also became criminal allegations. After he returned to power, investigators closed several cases; a court quashed another. What was alleged, what did the courts decide, and what questions remain?
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Andhra Pradesh High Court: skill-development quash order (22 September 2023)
Andhra Pradesh High Court
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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Amaravati land-pooling judgment (15 July 2026)
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ADR MyNeta: Chandrababu Naidu's 2024 election affidavit
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Supreme Court: skill-development Section 17A split judgment (16 January 2024)
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Deccan Chronicle: ACB court accepts CID closure in skill-development case
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The Tribune/PTI: ED supplementary filing in skill-development case
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The New Indian Express: APSSDC former chairman challenges case closure
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India Today: ACB court dismisses FiberNet case against Naidu
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Andhra Pradesh High Court: Inner Ring Road anticipatory-bail order (10 January 2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court
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The New Indian Express: CID charge sheet in Inner Ring Road case
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The New Indian Express: High Court rejects Inner Ring Road petitions
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LiveLaw: Supreme Court leaves land-pooling quashing intact
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The New Indian Express: ACB court closes liquor-policy case
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Andhra Pradesh High Court: free-sand anticipatory-bail order (10 January 2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court
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Telangana High Court: IMG Bharata petition judgment (11 September 2024)
Telangana High Court
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Telangana High Court: cash-for-vote investigation order (9 December 2016)
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LiveLaw: Supreme Court rejects cash-for-vote probe plea
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